Skies of Blue and Gray: Gettysburg Wanderings

Sharing favorite personal photos, relating human interest stories, indulging my love of Civil War artillery, and honoring the brave men in blue and gray who fought and died on the first 3 days of July, 1863

** Please check out my tribute page to two of my Civil War relatives who never made it home **

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Robertson’s
Texans, memorialized on this simple plaque, roared across Warfield Ridge and over
Triangular Field before reaching Devil’s Den and Houck’s Ridge behind the
camera. You can tell from the well-worn path that this is a favorite walking spot. Note the rocks
here and there, which certainly served to break up formation during the march.

**HONORED TODAY**

1ST LT.
WILLIAMS MILLS NUNNALLY

Born January 03, 1835
--- Died July 01, 1863 at age 28

Co. K, 13TH
North Carolina Infantry

1ST
Lt. Nunnally enlisted in May 1861 and was a merchant by trade. Among his
records it is stated that he “exhibited the characteristics of a true gentleman
and a gallant soldier.” He is buried at Greenview Cemetery, Reidsville, North
Carolina. A photo can be found here.

Monday, July 31, 2017

I’ve
taken a lot of shots looking down over Oak Ridge, but on most of them, this
solitary Napoleon in the foreground was the only artillery piece. Now the
gang’s all here. There aren’t too many places in Gettysburg that escape
visitors’ attention as prime photography spots (if there are any at all) but
Oak Ridge may get the short end of the stick in that regard. Also, check out the
wooden fence and the simplicity of the scene.

**HONORED TODAY**

PVT. DAVID HARLAN, JR.

Born July 26, 1815 --- Died
July 03, 1863 at age 47

Co. I, 88TH Pennsylvania
Infantry

Pvt.
Harlan enlisted in August 1861 and was married to Mary. His surname is also
given as Harland. He lies in Philadelphia’s Mount Peace Cemetery.